Fence-Sitting Homebuyers Face FHA Fee Hike Deadline

Hot news from AZ Home Help:

Posted To: MND NewsWire

Both applications for FHA-guaranteed mortgages and FHA endorsements were lower in January than in the previous month or in January 2010. Reduced loan demand was reflected across all subsets, purchases, refinances and mortgages for first-time buyers. Applications for FHA mortgages totaled 103,991 in January compared to 112,500 in December and 126,043 a year earlier. The year-over-year figure reflects a drop of 17.5 percent. There were 55,417 applications for mortgages to purchase homes and 41,178 to refinance. This was a 3.4 percent decrease in purchase applications since December and a 21.6 percent change from January 2010. Applications to refinance were down 12.1 percent quarter-to-quarter and 16.9 percent over the longer period. FHA endorsed 119,521 mortgages in January compared to 133,603...(read more)

Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.

Source: www.mortgagenewsdaily.com

- For more real estate news visit our website at http://www.AzHomeHelp.com